Mina Reimer / USA

When creating fine art commissions or illustrations for commercial clients, Mina (Melinda) Reimer of San Francisco, tries to add a whimsical element or metaphor to her work. Melinda used to live in Japan and created illustrations in watercolor and ink for magazines, such Salida, Rurubu, AnAn, and Mine. She later moved to San Francisco and learned to illustrate with software such as, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Corel Painter. "The computer tools have enlarged my mark-making vocabulary", she explains. Melinda still refines her artwork with tracing paper and pencils, "I tried to keep my style very individual, and sometimes the illustrations are too personal for the commercial market," she says, "but, if they stand out as my interpretation, I feel I have succeeded."

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